(19)
(11) EP 2 414 955 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.01.2011

(43) Date of publication:
08.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/06

(21) Application number: 10762131.0

(22) Date of filing: 26.03.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 15/16(2006.01)
G06F 9/44(2006.01)
G06F 9/06(2006.01)
G06F 17/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2010/028937
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/117690 (14.10.2010 Gazette 2010/41)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 31.03.2009 US 415499

(71) Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA 98052-6399 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • CAMPBELL, Jonathan
    Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US)
  • CHOU, Eray
    Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US)
  • CROW, Howard M., III
    Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US)
  • HARWOOD, Peter K.
    Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US)
  • HAUGEN, Todd
    Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US)
  • JOHNSON, Christopher Foster
    Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US)
  • NAZEERUDDIN, Mohammed
    Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser 
Anwaltssozietät Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)

   


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